CULT BANDIT

********************

CLASSIC BANDIT

********************

CONTACT DETAILS

Many people wonder why Suzuki took so long to make the Bandit 600.  The formula had been there for years. The 400 Bandit was an official import in 1992 and most agreed that it would be brilliant if it only had a larger engine to match the curvaceous chassis. It seemed that only the success of the Yamaha Diversion stirred Suzuki into action and the rest as they say is history.  Where the Diversion seemed to stutter along in sales the Bandit 600 went from strength to strength. The Suzuki GSF600 Bandit was so successful it spawned a whole class of budget middleweight roadsters. The recipe is simple take one aging but acceptable Supersport engine, bung it in a basic, straightforward chassis and price it as keenly as possible. The first Bandits proved best sellers, great for novices and as all-rounders. The engine that didn't get good reviews in the GSX600F and was criticized for being slow had come of age in the Bandit and was suddenly known as a screamer! It had been slightly retuned for more mid range power, which meant slightly less at the top end, but you'd hardly notice. The 600 revs cleanly and a slick gearbox ensures smooth delivery. Crazy cornering is not hard to do and like all Bandits, is its hallmark. What do you do if you release a top selling 600 ??? Make its big brother!!

There was something really wicked about the 1200 Bandit, I mean really BAD. The 1200 was the '90's muscle bike, a streetfighter, a true retro. The engine had been tried and tested in the early oil/air cooled GSX-R1100 and this well proven, reliable motor was ripe for tuning with a huge range of after market parts available. High wide bars offer excellent leverage for low speed riding and traffic filtering. The 1200 MK1 was as close as you'd come to a production stunt bike at the time. Stoppies were as easy as pie thanks to the four-pot nissin calipers biting on the big discs. Wheelies were and still are fun too. In first, the front end rises at the command of the throttle and it will travel through the box without the front dipping, with only a slight head shake as the front end kisses the tarmac on touch down. Sheer poetry!

It's this madness, on top of its all round chuckability that wins it so many friends. Touring, scratching, stunting, track days and everything in-between are all handled beautifully by the 1200. Since its launch the Bandit consistently topped the muscle bike class in sales, fun and outright usability.  If the Bandit was a Rock Star, it would be a legend!

What can we offer you for your bike?? Well, what would you like to do to it? From service work to show time bling anything goes for the Bandit, indeed, the CULT status is seeing some being taken back to standard showroom condition. Take a look at our massive range by clicking "Let's Go Shopping" and don't forget, become a Facebook fan to get to know FIRST about anything new that's happening, and did I mention the discount?.

BanditMania. 31 Tentercroft Street, Lincoln. Lincolnshire. LN5 7DB